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what that account for the ballooning state budget deficit. any -- >> you're making a speech. i need you to make an opening statement. >> yes, sir, your honor. of course, your honor. the deep recession in michigan in 2008 collapse of the housing market were to blame for the trouble the state budget are having. not the workers and their unions. rising health care costs both public and private sector workers. not the fault of the unions. they deliver significant benefit not just to their members, but to their communities and to the economy overall. teachers, bargain for smaller class sizes so kids can learn. nurses bargain for patient load so that the patients get the care they deserve. firefighters and police meet state condition so they can provide the protection for their community. richard of the martin prosperity the university of toronto business school found that union density is state by state actually have higher incomes, more education, and more creative work. not the opposite. and internationally that hold up as well. the country of the highest unionization have highe
what that account for the ballooning state budget deficit. any -- >> you're making a speech. i need you to make an opening statement. >> yes, sir, your honor. of course, your honor. the deep recession in michigan in 2008 collapse of the housing market were to blame for the trouble the state budget are having. not the workers and their unions. rising health care costs both public and private sector workers. not the fault of the unions. they deliver significant benefit not just to...
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that are better used to invest in the future and paying off our deficit. we simply cannot afford to spend taxpayer dollars on research, the private sector can do better and taxpayers should not be asked to provide additional support to an industry that consistently has record-breaking profits. our energy sector has some of the of the most promising ideas and technologies in the world. our energy policy, however, is horribly outdated. h.r. 2609 slashes research and development for renewable energy by some 60% and adds additional money that the administration either want -- neither wants nor needs to research fossil fuels and clean coal. at the same time it continues to spend far too much on fossil fuel r&d. in fact, we dole out more fossil fuel subsidies than any other country. more than $500 billion in 2011. and they often go to expensive projects with little upside. the fact is we don't need to spend taxpayer money this way. fossil fuel companies are highly profitable, posting some of the highest profits in the world, and they can shoulder than other r&d
that are better used to invest in the future and paying off our deficit. we simply cannot afford to spend taxpayer dollars on research, the private sector can do better and taxpayers should not be asked to provide additional support to an industry that consistently has record-breaking profits. our energy sector has some of the of the most promising ideas and technologies in the world. our energy policy, however, is horribly outdated. h.r. 2609 slashes research and development for renewable...
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you want to reduce the deficit, invest in education. you want to increase the deficit? cut education. but let's sit down and talk about that. and the path to get there is one that says, say yes to 986, we did, your number, said accept our offer, we won't offer any instruction to the committee, but don't continue to be the tea party of no. mr. speaker, get -- i hope that the speaker -- is that allowed, mr. speaker? i hope the speaker will give us a vote so we can see where this congress stands on the serious responsibility that we have and that the republicans will even accept what they are asking us to accept. this rule should be voted down. this commission is a joke. whether you call it the ted cruz commission or the super-- superin what way? certainly not super in meeting the needs of the american people. to recap. a, we're giving 200 votes for your number. take yes for an answer. b, speaker doesn't want any conditions or discussion or anything else on the floor about the budget, we're willing to accept that. take yes for an answer. with that i ask for a no vote on th
you want to reduce the deficit, invest in education. you want to increase the deficit? cut education. but let's sit down and talk about that. and the path to get there is one that says, say yes to 986, we did, your number, said accept our offer, we won't offer any instruction to the committee, but don't continue to be the tea party of no. mr. speaker, get -- i hope that the speaker -- is that allowed, mr. speaker? i hope the speaker will give us a vote so we can see where this congress stands...
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we have a serious accumulated deficit for maintenance. and this was part of a bipartisan, long-term agreement to solve this problem and improve service and meet the federal responsibilities. i appreciate the advocacy and the eloquence of my friends from virginia and maryland who have come to the floor and pointed out this responsibility. but i speak from somebody who is representing a district 2,300 miles away. but i too have an interest in the federal government being a responsible partner and helping metro function properly. many of us were on the floor of the house during 9/11. that was a horrible week in our nation's capital. but for the metro system, the rea would have been paralyzed. i suggest that this is, i hopewell intentioned, but i think it's shortsighted and it underscores the problems we have had in the district to deal with long-term capital investments. as has been pointed out, the local governments surrounding are part of the partnership and are contributing money. i would hope that the federal government understands its r
we have a serious accumulated deficit for maintenance. and this was part of a bipartisan, long-term agreement to solve this problem and improve service and meet the federal responsibilities. i appreciate the advocacy and the eloquence of my friends from virginia and maryland who have come to the floor and pointed out this responsibility. but i speak from somebody who is representing a district 2,300 miles away. but i too have an interest in the federal government being a responsible partner and...
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trillion, when you have two years in ta row of a continuing deficit and congratulate yourself because 62 billion, ta $ that's not a time to congratulate yourself. this is a tough decision. but we were elected to make tough decisions. my plea to the senate and the president is please, come to the table. let's start the conversation now about how we can put our fiscal house in order. time is running out. with that, once again, mrs. hartzler, thank you for letting me share the time with you. i yield back. mrs. hartzler: thank you, chris, i appreciate your perspective as a former air force pilot. i think what you said about leadership is very, very true. it's time for the president to show some leadership and for us to get together and talk about this. it is time for solutions. thanks for sharing this space. now i want to yield some time to my good friend from louisiana, steve scalise, chairman of the republican study committee and a leader here in the house and i appreciate you sharing tonight. i yield my time to you. mr. scalise: thank you and i want to thank the gentlelady from missour
trillion, when you have two years in ta row of a continuing deficit and congratulate yourself because 62 billion, ta $ that's not a time to congratulate yourself. this is a tough decision. but we were elected to make tough decisions. my plea to the senate and the president is please, come to the table. let's start the conversation now about how we can put our fiscal house in order. time is running out. with that, once again, mrs. hartzler, thank you for letting me share the time with you. i...
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it's an opportunity to reduce our deficit and make our government work better. this amendment represents a relatively small change to the bill but i believe it speaks to a larger principle. it will be an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to purchase more cars when so many folks across the country are being forced out of work and so many critical projects sit untouched. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i move to strike the last word, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. to relinghuysen: i rise oppose the gentleman from georgia's amendment. the amendment -- his amendment is overly broad and would prevent the department of energy, the army corps of engineers, the bureau of reclamation, the national nuclear security agency, all agencies covered under our bill from leasing our purchasing any new vehicles. i understand my colleague's concerns with the s
it's an opportunity to reduce our deficit and make our government work better. this amendment represents a relatively small change to the bill but i believe it speaks to a larger principle. it will be an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to purchase more cars when so many folks across the country are being forced out of work and so many critical projects sit untouched. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his...
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with the national debt currently at almost $17 trillion and the current deficit over $600 billion annually, it is clear we must rein in government spend bug we must do it in a strategic way. cutting programs that are wasteful, duplicative or ineffective. this amendment would do just that. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this commonsense and cost-saving amendment. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from florida yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the welt from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. the what purpose does gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. terry: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report. the clerk: ame by mr. terry of nebraska. at the thoached bill before the short title -- mr. terry: i ask unanimous consent to waive the reading. the chair: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from nebraska is recognized for five minutes. mr. terry: thank you,
with the national debt currently at almost $17 trillion and the current deficit over $600 billion annually, it is clear we must rein in government spend bug we must do it in a strategic way. cutting programs that are wasteful, duplicative or ineffective. this amendment would do just that. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this commonsense and cost-saving amendment. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from florida yields back. the...
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and, by the way, it's important to remember for those who are following the news, our deficits are getting smaller. they have been cut in half since i took office. all right? so -- so that gives us room to fix longer-term debt problems without sticking it to your generation. we don't have to choose between growth and fiscal responsibility. we've got to do both. and the question can't just be how much more we can cut. it got to be how many more schools like p-tech we can create. that should be our priority. you know, after the manufactured crises that congress -- actually, a small group in the house of representatives just put us through, shutting down the government and threatening to potentially default on our debt, i don't want to hear the same old stuff about how america can't afford to invest in the things that have always made us strong. don't tell me we can afford to shut down the government, which costs our economy billions of dollars, but we can't afford to invest in our education systems. because there is nothing more important than this. in fact, what i would like to do is have e
and, by the way, it's important to remember for those who are following the news, our deficits are getting smaller. they have been cut in half since i took office. all right? so -- so that gives us room to fix longer-term debt problems without sticking it to your generation. we don't have to choose between growth and fiscal responsibility. we've got to do both. and the question can't just be how much more we can cut. it got to be how many more schools like p-tech we can create. that should be...
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i do not think he cares one iota on the deficit will stop -- on the deficit. the bipartisan policy center has been leaders on that. --n simpson and irking bowls bowlesd bowls -- erksine have been doing fantastic work. we cannot continue with the explosion of a lot of entitlements in the out years. there are not going to be as many people contributing. that outlay is not really sustainable. the president has provided no leadership. very little leadership from congress. that is regrettable. it curtails the ability to do significant deficit reduction. we do not have a budget for three or four years. i hope they get a conference agreement deal done towards the end of the year. they are a long way apart. wants to have trillions of dollars over 10 reformnd not to do tax unless you do that, the chances of that happening are zero. almost -- it is more than chilling. , in myery regrettable opinion. it will not happen. there will not be a grand bargain. these long-term problems will get worse. >> there's a difference of opinion. member to leave a senator.ace was i know
i do not think he cares one iota on the deficit will stop -- on the deficit. the bipartisan policy center has been leaders on that. --n simpson and irking bowls bowlesd bowls -- erksine have been doing fantastic work. we cannot continue with the explosion of a lot of entitlements in the out years. there are not going to be as many people contributing. that outlay is not really sustainable. the president has provided no leadership. very little leadership from congress. that is regrettable. it...
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the deficit-reduction will produce a stronger economy. economic growth and fiscal solvency especially in a situation where we have plans of dollars of unfunded liabilities with these entitlement programs. liz: the middle-class issue is the only way to fix these things, think secret the white house is keeping from the middle-class households. what do you say to that? >> senator kerry has it exactly right. if the economy is growing more rapidly than the debt, the site of the text doesn't particularly matter. thing is so distressing about the current situation is the growth in gdp is at a lower rate than the growth of the debt, that is the long-term problem we face in i if we don't solve that problem there isn't anything we can do to help the middle class and the lower class, anybody gets hurt when the economy is growing as slowly as this one is and we aren't focusing on that, wwe're instead on the extremes cutting the deficit, raising taxes, it is the growth of the economy that is the real answer to all these problems. liz: said we already
the deficit-reduction will produce a stronger economy. economic growth and fiscal solvency especially in a situation where we have plans of dollars of unfunded liabilities with these entitlement programs. liz: the middle-class issue is the only way to fix these things, think secret the white house is keeping from the middle-class households. what do you say to that? >> senator kerry has it exactly right. if the economy is growing more rapidly than the debt, the site of the text doesn't...
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the deficit's coming down. we've ran up a lot of big deficits in the recession. the recession's getting better, as you noted, where the economy's growing, and that means tax revenues are growing, but the economy's not growing fast enough, so tax revenues are not back to normal by any manner of means. they fell to app all-time low as a percent of gdp. now they're back to about 17% of gdp. normal over the last 20 years or so has been about 18.5. now, we spend more than we take in, but the deficit's coming down, and the real problem is, as you look ahead, what do you say? well, you see baby boomers retiring and being lizabeth jill for medicare and medicaid, so we're going to need to slow the growth of those programs and, i believe, raise some more revenue from a reformed tax system. neil: that might all work and happen, but this is a stone i cast on both sides here. drat creative when it comes for coming up with ways for washington to get the money, but not creative for ways for washington to start, you know, slowing down all that spending of our money, and that psy
the deficit's coming down. we've ran up a lot of big deficits in the recession. the recession's getting better, as you noted, where the economy's growing, and that means tax revenues are growing, but the economy's not growing fast enough, so tax revenues are not back to normal by any manner of means. they fell to app all-time low as a percent of gdp. now they're back to about 17% of gdp. normal over the last 20 years or so has been about 18.5. now, we spend more than we take in, but the...
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the simpson-bowles commission set a 10-year deficit reduction goal as the amount of deficit reduction we needed to get our budget under control. the c.b.c. does not endorse the specific recommendations of that goal, but our budget does accept the overall spending limitations the deficit reduction goals. based on most analysis, we have already passed and the president has signed into law approximately $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction through 2022, not including the sequester and to reach the goal, we need an additional $1.6 trillion in deficit reduction. so working off the c.b.o.'s baseline, we first instruct the ways and means committee to enhance receive news by $2.7 trillion over the next 10 years. that is not an extraordinary figure. just a few weeks ago, we passed a $3.9 trillion extension in tax cuts. so going back over that and coming up with $2.7 trillion is within the realm of possibility. we just don't make the number up. we show $4.2 trillion in possible options in coming up with the $2.7 trillion. that would include limiting the deductibility of corporate interest payment
the simpson-bowles commission set a 10-year deficit reduction goal as the amount of deficit reduction we needed to get our budget under control. the c.b.c. does not endorse the specific recommendations of that goal, but our budget does accept the overall spending limitations the deficit reduction goals. based on most analysis, we have already passed and the president has signed into law approximately $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction through 2022, not including the sequester and to reach the...
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weren't going to add to the deficit. let's listen to the president. >> obama: let me repeat, nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is in the a bigger government that we need but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad base growth. >> michael: it sounded like to me like george w. bush no new tactics. if he's not going to add to the deficit, that means he's going to cut what's there and that is not going to make his base terribly happy. >> well, that's not quite what it means. he could raise taxes and do the programs and not add a cent to it at all. listen to the president's words carefully. he said they should not add to the deficit. when things should not happen sometimes they do, especially when you talk about washington. >> michael: here is the president on climate change from last night. >> for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. [ cheering ] i urge this congress to get together pursue a bipartisan marketplac
weren't going to add to the deficit. let's listen to the president. >> obama: let me repeat, nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is in the a bigger government that we need but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad base growth. >> michael: it sounded like to me like george w. bush no new tactics. if he's not going to add to the deficit, that means he's going to cut what's there and that is not going to make his base...
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we have made a significant contribution to deficit reduction within our own context. the sequester will be a further 5% reduction in our funding. it hurts, but we understand that we have got to be fidgeting to the solution. solution.contributing to the >> everyone points to the point that mitt romney made in his campaign, i love the bird, but i will cut your funding because of the crisis with the deficit the u.s. is currently facing. -- he hadr romney his facts wrong if i could put it bluntly. has beentreet" remarkably successful in generating private funding and going global and sore fo forth. it is not a matter the government sustaining "sesame street." it is about whether "sesame street" can reach every american home. 90 milliones the preschool students we have been able to get ready to learn over the last 40 years. innerf them are from cities and rural america and so forth. getting them ready with language skills and math skills is made asame street" difference and getting students ready for success in school and in life. it is not a matter of putting cornflake co
we have made a significant contribution to deficit reduction within our own context. the sequester will be a further 5% reduction in our funding. it hurts, but we understand that we have got to be fidgeting to the solution. solution.contributing to the >> everyone points to the point that mitt romney made in his campaign, i love the bird, but i will cut your funding because of the crisis with the deficit the u.s. is currently facing. -- he hadr romney his facts wrong if i could put it...
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they're not talking to me about the deficit. they want to know what we're doing as far as putting the american people to work. can you expound upon that for me please? ms. fudge: absolutely. i thank the gentlelady. what we have done in this budget, not only did we put in $13 billion for work force training, for job corps, for dislocated workers, retraining, segment training but in total we have almost $500 billion worth of job creation built into our budget. more than any budget, more than any budget, whether it be the democratic caucus, the white house budget or the republican budget. we have doubled down on jobs in the c.b.c. budget. ms. brown: thank you, madam chair. mr. horsford: continuing on, as the chairwoman of the c.b.c. just talked about, the congressional black caucus budget is an alternative budget for the fiscal year 2014. it puts forth a plan that reduces the deficit by $2.8 trillion over the next decade and creates millions of jobs through significant investments toward job creation that will accelerate our econom
they're not talking to me about the deficit. they want to know what we're doing as far as putting the american people to work. can you expound upon that for me please? ms. fudge: absolutely. i thank the gentlelady. what we have done in this budget, not only did we put in $13 billion for work force training, for job corps, for dislocated workers, retraining, segment training but in total we have almost $500 billion worth of job creation built into our budget. more than any budget, more than any...
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to deficit reduction. with spending cuts and revenue and with everybody doing their fair share. that's the approach i offer tonight. on medicare, i'm prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as the -- as the reforms proposed by the bipartisan simpson bowles commission. already the affordable care act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs. and the reforms i'm proposing go even further. we'll reduce taxpayer subsidies to prescription drug companies and ask more from the wealthiest seniors. we'll bring down costs by changing the way our government pays for medicare because our medical bills shouldn't be based on the number of tests ordered or days spent in the hospital but on the quality of care that our seniors receive. and i am open to additional reforms from both parties, so long as they don't violate the guarantee of a secure retirement. our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep but we must keep the prom
to deficit reduction. with spending cuts and revenue and with everybody doing their fair share. that's the approach i offer tonight. on medicare, i'm prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as the -- as the reforms proposed by the bipartisan simpson bowles commission. already the affordable care act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs. and the reforms i'm proposing go even further. we'll reduce...
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the trade deficit keeps this -- this kind of trade deficit keeps our domestic companies on the offensive. it means that workers in/owe, has mass, or rhode island, throughout the midwest and across america are prevented from unlocking their potential. our manufacturers are still the most productive in the world. our workers are the most skilled and the most productive in the world. their productivity continues to go up and up and up, in part because of globalization. however, their wages have been stagnant. that's part of the price that our country is paying for globalization. buand our workers can't compete when china cheats? how can we win when our manufacturers can't win contracts because china doesn't play fair? in many ways china and so many of our trading partners practice trade according to their national interest, yet we in the united states practice trade according to some economic textbook -- economics textbook that's been out of print for the last 20 years. despite universal agreement that china continues to manipulate its currently toy gain an artificial advantage over america
the trade deficit keeps this -- this kind of trade deficit keeps our domestic companies on the offensive. it means that workers in/owe, has mass, or rhode island, throughout the midwest and across america are prevented from unlocking their potential. our manufacturers are still the most productive in the world. our workers are the most skilled and the most productive in the world. their productivity continues to go up and up and up, in part because of globalization. however, their wages have...
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the proposal was delivered to congress this morning with almost $2 trillion in deficit reductions over ten years. it includes higher taxes for the wealthy which is something that republicans staunchly oppose. but the president hopes to suggest for the first time small cutbacks to social security and medicare. >> when it comes to deficit reduction i've already met republicans more than halfway, so in the coming days and weeks, i hope the republicans will come forward and demonstrate that they are serious about the deficits and the debt as they claim to be. >> reporter: so far republicans have expressed anger at the budget because it could raise taxes. democrats also upset about cuts to entitlement program. >>> the u.s. postal service says the cutting saturday service is off the table. more details on what led to the decision and reaction to it. ktvu's alex savidge is joining us from oakland with what's next. alex? >> reporter: well, good afternoon. six-day mail delivery has been saved, at least for now. it's certainly a relief for many. customers i talked with today here at the -- many
the proposal was delivered to congress this morning with almost $2 trillion in deficit reductions over ten years. it includes higher taxes for the wealthy which is something that republicans staunchly oppose. but the president hopes to suggest for the first time small cutbacks to social security and medicare. >> when it comes to deficit reduction i've already met republicans more than halfway, so in the coming days and weeks, i hope the republicans will come forward and demonstrate that...
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-style deficits that montana's avoided during this she -- during this recession. let's not miss this chance. [applause] same goes for cuts to the business equipment taxes. the last legislature reduced this tax rate across the board for every company in the state. let's take the next step, though, and let's eliminate this tax for 11,000 montana businesses. two-thirds of the businesses that pay it lt -- that pay it. doing so will directly benefit mainstream businesses in each of your communities. making and selling candy here in helena since 1922. under my proposal, they would no longer pay this tax. chinook windows in great falls, it manufactures and it distributes windows that can stand up to the harsh montana climates. they can use the business equipment tax dollars they've been paying to further invest in their business. under my proposal the iron horse in missoula, it would also have a little bit or more breathing room in their bottom line. from manufacturers to restaurants to taverns to service providers, 11,000 montana businesses will no longer pay this tax,
-style deficits that montana's avoided during this she -- during this recession. let's not miss this chance. [applause] same goes for cuts to the business equipment taxes. the last legislature reduced this tax rate across the board for every company in the state. let's take the next step, though, and let's eliminate this tax for 11,000 montana businesses. two-thirds of the businesses that pay it lt -- that pay it. doing so will directly benefit mainstream businesses in each of your communities....
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the good news is that this money would be put in deficit reduction. but i do want to acknowledge that one of the issued that we must address as we go forward in the collective intelligence agencies as we have listened to some of the challenges that we are facing in light of the present status of the leaks that have occurred by an american citizen who was working in the capacity as a contractor. this impacts all of us, and so as this $1 million would be submitted into the deficit reduction pool, i believe it is extremely important that we ok very closely at the extended use of civilian contractors, the extended use of a budget that is responsible for intelligence of this country of 70%. now, i note that some of the contractors deal with issues that are not individual personnel but are dealing with research and dealing with equipment, but i believe that it is important that we look at the question that resulted in the disclosure of leak and highly sensitive classified information and the continuing raising of concern of whether or not the national secur
the good news is that this money would be put in deficit reduction. but i do want to acknowledge that one of the issued that we must address as we go forward in the collective intelligence agencies as we have listened to some of the challenges that we are facing in light of the present status of the leaks that have occurred by an american citizen who was working in the capacity as a contractor. this impacts all of us, and so as this $1 million would be submitted into the deficit reduction pool,...
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and adding to the deficit can add to the deficit in the same way that borrowed money, then just trying to spend does come if you're not cutting spending to go along with that. portion is i.t. interesting. we spend quite a lot of money creating incentives for medical providers to adopt electronic health records. what these electronic health records were supposed to do was make them or make the medical world more efficient, make it cheaper, and start the process of bringing down health spending or a least getting it under control. and the long term, how spending is a big problem just for the economy and it is a really big problem for the federal government because of all of its health spending commitments. but what we saw with the health it fundedon is programs that don't talk to each other. all of these hospitals now have these proprietary locked in systems where they have their internal health i.t. records for themselves but it is difficult for them to send them to other medical providers. in many ways it has not facilitated the type of communication. what it has facilitated is additio
and adding to the deficit can add to the deficit in the same way that borrowed money, then just trying to spend does come if you're not cutting spending to go along with that. portion is i.t. interesting. we spend quite a lot of money creating incentives for medical providers to adopt electronic health records. what these electronic health records were supposed to do was make them or make the medical world more efficient, make it cheaper, and start the process of bringing down health spending...
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tom izzo klimes back from a 10-point deficit, turnovers have been huge they usually cash in 2:35 to play. >> clark: michigan state has made this run to get back to within two by getting inside drawing fouls, and knocking tune the free throws. this is a 7-zip run. ohio state has to be aggressive. they can't look to milk this clock. they want to execute and try to get something earlier in the shot clock. try to put pressure on michigan state defense by attacking. >> kevin: craft, again, doing it all game long. diving for two, 18 for the game. >> clark: love it. >> kevin: appling the other way, knocked away by craft. and a reach-in. and a buckeye foul. >> clark: i really love this action by ohio state. not interested in trying to milk the clock. ravenel does a nice job holding off dawson who couldn't turn it. then craft, a little overzealous here. he got the ball with his right hand but a lot of body and reach-in with the left. easy call for the official. and that's where craft's eagerness and intensity has to be tempered. game clock situation, you don't want to give up free throws. that's
tom izzo klimes back from a 10-point deficit, turnovers have been huge they usually cash in 2:35 to play. >> clark: michigan state has made this run to get back to within two by getting inside drawing fouls, and knocking tune the free throws. this is a 7-zip run. ohio state has to be aggressive. they can't look to milk this clock. they want to execute and try to get something earlier in the shot clock. try to put pressure on michigan state defense by attacking. >> kevin: craft,...
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it doesn't cost a dime, or add a penny to our deficit. in fact, right now, our deficits are already falling at the fastest rate since the end of world war ii. and by the end of this year, we'll have cut our deficits by more than half since i took office. but reducing our deficits and debt isn't even what the current standoff in congress is about. now, democrats and some reasonable republicans are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget, one that cuts spending on what we don't need so we can invest in what we do. and i want to work with those democrats and republicans on a better bargain for the middle class. but there's also a faction on the far right of the republican party who've convinced their leadership to threaten a government shutdown if they can't shut off the affordable care act. some are actually willing to plunge america into default if they can't defund the affordable care act. think about that. they'd actually plunge this country back into recession, all to deny the basic security of health care to millio
it doesn't cost a dime, or add a penny to our deficit. in fact, right now, our deficits are already falling at the fastest rate since the end of world war ii. and by the end of this year, we'll have cut our deficits by more than half since i took office. but reducing our deficits and debt isn't even what the current standoff in congress is about. now, democrats and some reasonable republicans are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget, one that cuts spending on what we...
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$85 million across the board spending cuts that congress put into place to force them to agree on a deficit reduction plan. it's a stupid plan. [ laughter ] how will those cuts help us? >> the congressional budget office came out with a report ten minutes ago that said the effects of sequester will be to retard growth by 1.25 percentage points. >> jon: how many people only took away from that sound bite the word retard. and how that word even if proper context seems offensive. you can't even call our economy retarded. what are you going to do now? you can't offend our economy. it will hit the defense department. how do you think the defense department feels about that? >> if these cuts happen there le bay disruption in defense and sharp decline in military readiness. >> jon: you can pull troops from germany and consolidate middle east forces and most armies and go all in on the australian content. this is not a game. [laughter] >> jon: no it's the game the world domination. risk. this is jon stewart comedian and drawing room emperor. you know, when i'm looking to kill eight hours, i like to
$85 million across the board spending cuts that congress put into place to force them to agree on a deficit reduction plan. it's a stupid plan. [ laughter ] how will those cuts help us? >> the congressional budget office came out with a report ten minutes ago that said the effects of sequester will be to retard growth by 1.25 percentage points. >> jon: how many people only took away from that sound bite the word retard. and how that word even if proper context seems offensive. you...
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the argument here all trying to come down to deal with the long-term deficit. so any move that in effect adds to the deficit really undoes all of the work they're at. so it's an unusual night. there are pizza boxes around there are people who aren't normally here there are at least a handful of senators who are celebrating anniversaries that i've spoke to either tonight or tomorrow with spouses who are near or far. so it's an unusual atmosphere. it is still possible they say to get some kind of an immigrant on the senate side tonight. that's why they're staying late. the house has gone home. so in effect, the cliff going over is inevitable. but as you heard senator coburn mentioned, it could be retroactively dilt dealt with over the next few days. and they don't want to lose the moment they believe they now have. even vice president biden might come over if they're close to a deal. more narrow issues are still dividing them. they've maid a lot of progress. they're just not there yet. milissa? >> i'm glad you just described that to us all about the mood in the s
the argument here all trying to come down to deal with the long-term deficit. so any move that in effect adds to the deficit really undoes all of the work they're at. so it's an unusual night. there are pizza boxes around there are people who aren't normally here there are at least a handful of senators who are celebrating anniversaries that i've spoke to either tonight or tomorrow with spouses who are near or far. so it's an unusual atmosphere. it is still possible they say to get some kind of...
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we are nearly 4" in the deficit to 6.5" in a deficit. periods of light rain in the north bay tonight. most of us get our rain tomorrow morning. kristen? cheryl? >> thank you very much. in san francisco, the bart station at powell street is opened against after bart service was stopped. sky 7 was over the scene. the object was found at market street before 7:30 this morning. fortunately it was harmless and police cleared the scene after 8:00. >> there has been another set back for both world renowned chez panisse after a fire two weeks ago. we are learning the damage is much more extensive than originally thought. the owner and chef alice waters say it damned the downstair and upstairs porches. she says that the repair work will be more significant project since both areas will need to be demolished. she hoped to re-open the restaurant in mid-april but that is unlikely to happen now. >> relatives of a san jose man shot to death by police are outraged this morning. the officers say the man in a stolen car tried to run down an officer last
we are nearly 4" in the deficit to 6.5" in a deficit. periods of light rain in the north bay tonight. most of us get our rain tomorrow morning. kristen? cheryl? >> thank you very much. in san francisco, the bart station at powell street is opened against after bart service was stopped. sky 7 was over the scene. the object was found at market street before 7:30 this morning. fortunately it was harmless and police cleared the scene after 8:00. >> there has been another set...
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talking about growing the economy, because that ultimately is the best way to reduce the deficit. now, you can't expect, as the speaker implied in his sort of citing, well, every time we do one of these deficit -- debt ceilings, we have some revenue, et cetera. that's not going to be the case from what i sense from the other side. so we have i think a real challenge before us. and the challenge is that there seems to be this blaise attitude in some respects, particularly on the house among certain of their members that, "so what? we default?" well, other countries have defaulted and they've seen the consequences. we saw something like it in august of 2011. but greece, for example -- and it's very difficult to compare the two economies. and i don't want to suggest that our experience will be -- mimic their experience. it's a much smaller economy. it does not have an independent currency. it is tied to the euro. but their debt in 2012 was basically challenged. the international swaps and derivative association determined that they had technically defaulted on their sovereign debt. t
talking about growing the economy, because that ultimately is the best way to reduce the deficit. now, you can't expect, as the speaker implied in his sort of citing, well, every time we do one of these deficit -- debt ceilings, we have some revenue, et cetera. that's not going to be the case from what i sense from the other side. so we have i think a real challenge before us. and the challenge is that there seems to be this blaise attitude in some respects, particularly on the house among...
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i would just remind folks that the deficit this year is the fifth-largest deficit in the history of our country. our entire history. it's over $640 billion. and more significantly, the congressional budget office, which is the nonpartisan group around here analyzes this stuff says it's temporary it's below $a trillion. they say within a decade it gets back up to $1 trillion. whether it's $640 billion or $1 trillion, it's way too high. entitlement spending will push these annual deficits up to the equivalent of $3.4 trillion a year, five times what they are today, within a few decades. that's based on the congressional budget office. at that point, by the way, the national debt would be two and a half times as large as the entire economy. again, today it's about the size of the economy. it's a little bigger, but it would be two and a half times as large as our whole economy and there's one c.b.o. report i saw that stops calculating the interest costs at that point because they cannot foresee our economy functioning under those kinds of conditions. think about your own family budget or th
i would just remind folks that the deficit this year is the fifth-largest deficit in the history of our country. our entire history. it's over $640 billion. and more significantly, the congressional budget office, which is the nonpartisan group around here analyzes this stuff says it's temporary it's below $a trillion. they say within a decade it gets back up to $1 trillion. whether it's $640 billion or $1 trillion, it's way too high. entitlement spending will push these annual deficits up to...
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but on the other thing that republicans wanted to accomplish, attaching spending cuts, deficits reduction, entitlement reform to the debt ceiling debate. we now have two months to negotiate on the debt ceiling, which is exactly what republicans have wanted. i promise you, congressman, republicans will get what they want, at least in part, attached to that debt ceiling deficit. don't you think it's premature for democrats to be wagging their fingers at republicans and declaring victory? >> again, i don't view this as a victory, first of all, second of all, the debt ceiling is about past and current financial debt and obligation, not about future debt and obligations president if luke and the republicans want to negotiate about the budget going forward, then fine, they should have passed a clean funding bill and averted a default, and instead of holding us hostage -- you talked about negotiation. my wife doesn't negotiate with a gun to my head. she comes to me and says let's talk about -- >> rhetoric is part of what's contributed to the problem here. it's not what happened. it's not a fair
but on the other thing that republicans wanted to accomplish, attaching spending cuts, deficits reduction, entitlement reform to the debt ceiling debate. we now have two months to negotiate on the debt ceiling, which is exactly what republicans have wanted. i promise you, congressman, republicans will get what they want, at least in part, attached to that debt ceiling deficit. don't you think it's premature for democrats to be wagging their fingers at republicans and declaring victory? >>...
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tom izzo klimes back from a 10-point deficit, turnovers have been huge, they usually cash in, 2:35 to play. >> clark: michigan state has made this run to get back to within two by getting inside, drawing fouls, and knocking tune the free throws. this is a 7-zip run. ohio state has to be aggressive. they can't look to milk this clock. they want to execute and try to get something earlier in the shot clock. try to put pressure on michigan state defense by attacking. >> kevin: craft, again, doing it all game long. diving for two, 18 for the game. >> clark: love it. >> kevin: appling the other way, knocked away by craft. and a reach-in. and a buckeye foul. >> clark: i really love this action by ohio state. not interested in trying to milk the clock. ravenel does a nice job holding off dawson who couldn't turn it. then craft, a little overzealous here. he got the ball with his right hand but a lot of body and reach-in with the left. easy call for the official. and that's where craft's eagerness and intensity has to be tempered. game clock situation, you don't want to give up free throws. t
tom izzo klimes back from a 10-point deficit, turnovers have been huge, they usually cash in, 2:35 to play. >> clark: michigan state has made this run to get back to within two by getting inside, drawing fouls, and knocking tune the free throws. this is a 7-zip run. ohio state has to be aggressive. they can't look to milk this clock. they want to execute and try to get something earlier in the shot clock. try to put pressure on michigan state defense by attacking. >> kevin: craft,...
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to do smart deficit reduction. and to do things that we think the economy needs to get people back to work. those are our shared goals. we are going to try to find how we can reach common ground and create a budget process that achieves that. that's what we are beginning to talk about. >> chairman ryan is right. good conversation over breakfast this morning as we begin the challenge that has been handed to us over the coming few short weeks. we believe there is common ground and showing the american people that as a congress we can work and make sure that our economy is growing and that people are back to work and we can do the job we were sent here to do is to find common ground between our two brukeses -- budget resolutions and a path forward for congress to work on. >> some people ask why this time will be different, what i would say is not talking guaranteed failure. talking doesn't guarantee success, but if you don't get together, obviously you can't move forward. nobody can guarantee success, but what we can
to do smart deficit reduction. and to do things that we think the economy needs to get people back to work. those are our shared goals. we are going to try to find how we can reach common ground and create a budget process that achieves that. that's what we are beginning to talk about. >> chairman ryan is right. good conversation over breakfast this morning as we begin the challenge that has been handed to us over the coming few short weeks. we believe there is common ground and showing...
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he says the state's multibillion dollar deficit has been wiped out and proposed what he admits is a plan to divert more money to the poorest schools in the state. >> growing up in compton or richmond is not like it is to grow up in los gatos or beverly hills or piedmont, the families have far more money, far more access to the better things in life. >> browne cautioned the state will need to 11 within its means and democratic law makers should not go on a spending spree. >>> police are hoping a video will help solve a three-month- old murder. the trial has gone cold in the killing of allia cruz. they hope someone will recognize this man in this video, seen walking with cruz to her apartment on eddie street in the tenderloin. less than an hour later he came out and ran away. cruz was found stabbed to death in her apartment. the family of her will have to continue their wait. tests show a bone fragment found in a well did for the come to garrett. it is linked to two mass murderers and the fragment belonged to a 19-year-old victim. she was kidnapped there when she was 19, her mother says sh
he says the state's multibillion dollar deficit has been wiped out and proposed what he admits is a plan to divert more money to the poorest schools in the state. >> growing up in compton or richmond is not like it is to grow up in los gatos or beverly hills or piedmont, the families have far more money, far more access to the better things in life. >> browne cautioned the state will need to 11 within its means and democratic law makers should not go on a spending spree....
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says that the deficit's going to be somewhere between $650 billion and $700 billion. the deficit. the debt, $17.3 trillion. we must address the deficit and the debt. so as we work on a new farm bill, we're not only reforming the farm bill, the current farm bill which is operating under an extension, we not only make reforms that make for a better farm program, but we're going to save on the order of $25 billion to $30 billion to help reduce the deficit and the debt. isn't that what we should be doing across government, across government on a bipartisan basis, coming up with better policy that actually reduces the deficit and the debt, controls spending, reduces spending and helps our economy grow. that's what we're doing with the farm bill, and that's what we should be doing in these other areas as well. so as we continue to work on the farm program, i had hoped that we could be to the point where we're voting this week or next on this senate floor, and in the house as well. it doesn't look like that's going to happen, but we are very close, and i believe we can have a framework i
says that the deficit's going to be somewhere between $650 billion and $700 billion. the deficit. the debt, $17.3 trillion. we must address the deficit and the debt. so as we work on a new farm bill, we're not only reforming the farm bill, the current farm bill which is operating under an extension, we not only make reforms that make for a better farm program, but we're going to save on the order of $25 billion to $30 billion to help reduce the deficit and the debt. isn't that what we should be...
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more medium and long-term deficit reduction. and the president will be urging the conference committee anti-congress to do exactly that. -- and the congress to do exactly that. >> how concerned is the white house of the cumulative effect of a week -- weak september jobs report? >> i think the good news is we have had a private sector that's led the recovery throughout this past year. so we have had things like the eurozone crisis, the sequester, the shutdown, the brinksmanship, and throughout it we have continued to seat private sector adding jobs. we'd like to see them adding more jobs. and we'd like to do what we can to help, whether it's investments in infrastructure, business tax reform rather than being an obstacle in the way of that job creation by adding uncertainty and having this type of shutdown. i think in september you did see job creation. you saw 148,000 jobs. you saw the unemployment rate come down. that's consistent with the roughly two million jobs a year pace we have had. that's consistent with the roughly near
more medium and long-term deficit reduction. and the president will be urging the conference committee anti-congress to do exactly that. -- and the congress to do exactly that. >> how concerned is the white house of the cumulative effect of a week -- weak september jobs report? >> i think the good news is we have had a private sector that's led the recovery throughout this past year. so we have had things like the eurozone crisis, the sequester, the shutdown, the brinksmanship, and...
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and yet we have a huge trade deficit in manufacturing. there is little merit in using federal dollars to foster technological advances or breakthroughs for products that are not ultimately manufactured domestically in our country. this bill usually provides the means for us to do more to reverse the trend of domestic firms, shifting manufacturing overseas because to put it simply, domestic manufacturing drives demessig innovation and that drives wealth, creation, and job creation in our country. this bill does nothing in the advanced manufacturing sector, off the table. how sad. . how sad it is for our people across the country who know the value added for manufacturing. this bill does nothing for science or advance science in energy, return on investment from our publicly funded on research is from 27% to 67%. what a bang for the buck. we should be passing a bill that invests in science, high sciences, but that is not happening inside this bill. in fact, across this country in all of our major labs, the workers are furloughed. the liverm
and yet we have a huge trade deficit in manufacturing. there is little merit in using federal dollars to foster technological advances or breakthroughs for products that are not ultimately manufactured domestically in our country. this bill usually provides the means for us to do more to reverse the trend of domestic firms, shifting manufacturing overseas because to put it simply, domestic manufacturing drives demessig innovation and that drives wealth, creation, and job creation in our...
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the drivers of our deficit. it does nothing to them. guest: there is a trend on medical care -- there is a tram on medicare in the sequester. it is not very much. host: let me go back to bob woodward. he concludes with these words. when the president asks that the sequestered includes new revenue, he is moving the -- ask that the sequester includes new revenue, he is moving goalpost. that was not a deal he made. guest: we are given back to discussion of who said what and when. the reason why this is so confusing is twofold. of some reduction. it does not say spending cuts in the long period i would like to think somebody would have put that into the law. second to that, the president has been repeating the balanced approach and other forms since before the election. i go back to may of 2011 in his speech at washington university. paul ryan was in the first row. the president laid out his ideology for the coming election. we are not going to cut medicare and medicaid while we keep taxes low. he ran on it. he won. we have had a couple of
the drivers of our deficit. it does nothing to them. guest: there is a trend on medical care -- there is a tram on medicare in the sequester. it is not very much. host: let me go back to bob woodward. he concludes with these words. when the president asks that the sequestered includes new revenue, he is moving the -- ask that the sequester includes new revenue, he is moving goalpost. that was not a deal he made. guest: we are given back to discussion of who said what and when. the reason why...
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and the deficit the u.s. is currently facing. >> guest: well, governor romney was just -- he had his facts wrong, if i can put it bluntly. sesame street receives next to no federal funding to begin with. they have been remarkably successful in generating private funding, and going global and so forth. so, it's not a matter of the federal government sustaining sesame street. what the federal government does is to sustain the distribution system over which sesame street can reach every american home, and that includes the 90 million -- 90 million -- preschool students we have been able to get ready to learn over the last 40 years. many of them are from inner cities and rural america and so forth. but getting them ready with language skills and math skills that sesame street imparts, that has made a real difference in getting kids ready for success in school and in life. and so it's not a matter of putting corn flake commercials on sesame street. that's not the point at all. the point is having the federal inves
and the deficit the u.s. is currently facing. >> guest: well, governor romney was just -- he had his facts wrong, if i can put it bluntly. sesame street receives next to no federal funding to begin with. they have been remarkably successful in generating private funding, and going global and so forth. so, it's not a matter of the federal government sustaining sesame street. what the federal government does is to sustain the distribution system over which sesame street can reach every...
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republicans say it's not enough to cut the looming deficit. while some obama supporters say it's too much. is it? let's bring in the former outreach director for john mccain for president and gemuh greene. both of you, welcome. ford, liberal groups are attacking the president for this, warning the democrats want to support t. bottom line, does it cut social security benefits? >> not really. look, the rate of spending is going up. these are reductions in the rate of growth. that said, though, i do have to tip my hat to president obam afor challenging the long-held democratic notion that entitlements are satrosanct. with 10,000 people turning 65 every day and with more americans out of work -- guess what? this is going on continue. it is going to balloon out of control. president obama is on the right path. but heville to go further f. he wants $600 billion in new tax, we will have to go further in modernizing entitlements. >> eric: going further -- look, he's already attacked in his own party for doing what he is doing now. >> he is. the number
republicans say it's not enough to cut the looming deficit. while some obama supporters say it's too much. is it? let's bring in the former outreach director for john mccain for president and gemuh greene. both of you, welcome. ford, liberal groups are attacking the president for this, warning the democrats want to support t. bottom line, does it cut social security benefits? >> not really. look, the rate of spending is going up. these are reductions in the rate of growth. that said,...
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the minimum wage is a reminder that we can't put it on hold along with the deficit. how did it happen in the 90s under president clinton. but also with president bush how did it happen that we got the last two raises that we got? >> in 2007 the democrats were in control of congress. the model was 1996 when you had a democratic president and big clinton. newt gingrich likes to win things. it has been a while since he has but it was at that point still on a roll. you had dick army who was the majority leader who was dead set against it. but the republicans gave into reality for some of the republicans, but the sort of more traditional conservatives, they keep telling people to go to work. we don't want the 47%. how do you turn around and say yes, people should go to work but shouldn't make enough money to live on. this is a subset of the most interesting dynamic in the world today. as i said, will the meanies beat the crazies? >> we are routing for the meanies. overall, are there numbers where the poling becomes so overwhelming? i'm thinking about it on the gun issue i
the minimum wage is a reminder that we can't put it on hold along with the deficit. how did it happen in the 90s under president clinton. but also with president bush how did it happen that we got the last two raises that we got? >> in 2007 the democrats were in control of congress. the model was 1996 when you had a democratic president and big clinton. newt gingrich likes to win things. it has been a while since he has but it was at that point still on a roll. you had dick army who was...
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but we have a president who doesn't seem to care about deficits and debt. he will mouth piece. >> you're in a good place. >> i have -- >> i have seen this gentleman in the white house act as he has acted now for four years, and he could have done a lot of things concerning the deficit, the debt, he controlled the united states house -- >> we don't have much time. >> he said -- >> put the talking points and the president aside and let's talk about how we get to where we are to where we need to be. i think it will pass, we have a number of months, i would say you and your colleagues have a number of months to achieve something we can achieve. the sustainable debt to ratio, including $1.2 trillion more of debt savings. i would love to see you and your members put this nonsense aside and work. >> it is not anything at all that the democrats showed a willingness to agree to. unless you're talking spending cuts, national defense, what other spending cuts have they risen to the cuts with? >> first of all, they have already cut, and not just they, you guys have alr
but we have a president who doesn't seem to care about deficits and debt. he will mouth piece. >> you're in a good place. >> i have -- >> i have seen this gentleman in the white house act as he has acted now for four years, and he could have done a lot of things concerning the deficit, the debt, he controlled the united states house -- >> we don't have much time. >> he said -- >> put the talking points and the president aside and let's talk about how we get...